CptJake wrote:
whembly wrote:
Don't you think it's possible that they've acted alone?
Possible yes. Probable no.
They got training somewhere. Some of the skills they have shown are hard to self teach. The level of radicalization they got to is indicative of outside influence. The resources they have displayed over he last 13 hours are another indicator of a support mechanism.
But, I do not know. It COULD have been just them. We'll see. I just know that the indicators being reported seem to show they were not completely alone in this.
As Canadian intelligence has been seeing, AQ's newest favorite tactic is to radicalise young North American youth and turn them into willing fighters. Much easier to send a few spotters & recruiters over here, pick-out those youth who show the kind of signs and behaviors they're looking for, then send them off overseas to recieve training and finally use them either as foriegn fighters or else send them back home to cause mayham here.
Not saying this is what happened with these two idiots, but I'd be willing to wager a guess that it's a likely possibility and can readily explain how two otherwise 'normal' and 'caring' individuals turn into mass killers within a short period of time.
Look at the 2 Canadian kids killed in the Algerian hostage taking earlier this year... (plus a third kid being held by foriegn police and CSIS + RCMP looking for a 4th kid)
Wether these kids are simply looking for a sense of belonging/family, or see it as kind of adventure, or even just gaining the nothing of doing something important & meaningful with their lives.
